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Definition of Climbing fern
1. Noun. Any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twining.
Group relationships: Genus Lygodium, Lygodium
Specialized synonyms: Creeping Fern, Hartford Fern, Lygodium Palmatum, Climbing Maidenhair, Climbing Maidenhair Fern, Lygodium Microphyllum, Snake Fern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Climbing Fern
Literary usage of Climbing fern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"climbing fern. (From the Greek A»y>{, a twig; in allusion to its twining habit.)
Spore-cases sessile, ovate, in 2-ranked little spikes, which issue from the ..."
2. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"climbing fern. Japan Fern. From li/godes, flexible ; in allusion to the twining
habit of the plants. Nat. ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"The beautiful climbing fern (Lygodium pal- ... As the climbing fern is one of
the most rare, graceful and attractive plants found in this country, ..."
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